Registered Nurse/ ODP

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Bristol as a Registered Nurse or ODP. This role involves direct patient care in innovative Mediroom environments, ensuring high standards of care and patient dignity. Opportunities for professional development and training are provided. Ideal candidates will have current NMC or HCPC registration and a passion for patient care.

Qualifications

• Recent care experience within an acute setting.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse across a range of (surgical) specialties.

Responsibilities

• Direct patient care in the Mediroom and PACU areas.
• Administering drugs and treatments as prescribed.
• Organising time, equipment and staff for patient care.

Skills

Effective communication

Team development

IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration

Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent)

Job description

Main area Theatres - Post and Pre Operative - Recovery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Substantive Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 339-TA-ASCR-RN-MEDI0525

Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2025 08:00

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Job overview

Medirooms are looking for motivated, dynamic and passionate individuals to join their team!

A new concept in healthcare, our Medirooms combine the traditional recovery, day-case, same-day and admission areas into a single patient room environment, specifically designed to enhance patient experience by improving the level of privacy and dignity that these areas were traditionally able to offer. Patients also benefit from continuity of care as they are admitted, recovered and discharged/transferred by the same Mediroom team.

Our Practice Facilitators support staff through training programme and regular catch-up/reviews to help them achieve their competencies and support their wellbeing.
We provide a wide range of in-house training and a preceptor is assigned to support your continuing professional development

The Brunel Building has 24 operating theatre rooms, with 72 single patient Medirooms situated in close proximity to the theatres - the Medirooms are arranged in 5 clusters over 2 floors.

You will also work in our Medirooms and PACU areas in other Operating Theatre Departments across the Southmead Hospital site including Park View Theatres, Cotswold Theatres and the Bristol Surgical Centre.

We currently have opportunities available for:

• Registered ODP's with current HCPC registration
• Experienced Registered Nurses with current NMC Registration
• Newly Qualified and Newly Qualifying Nurses, ready to take the leap from theory to the clinical setting

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will include:

• Direct patient care in the Mediroom and PACU areas.
• Identifying individual patient requirements and acting effectively on changing needs, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organising time, equipment and staff to deliver safe and efficient patient care.
• Giving skilled support to the multidisciplinary team.
• Administering drugs and treatments as prescribed in accordance with Trust Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Effective communication within departments and multidisciplinary team.
• Advising patients, theircarersand other staff on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
• Recognising situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individual and institutes preventative measures.
• Identifyingthe priorities of care for patients, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organisingand participatingin the delivery of high standards ofevidence-based nursing care.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full overview of the role, please refer to the PDF Job Description and Shift Pattern Document attached as an additional documents to this advert.

Care Management

• Provides direct patient care in themedi-room areas commensurate with their post.
• Is responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of patients
• Identifies individual patient requirements and acts effectively on changing needs, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organises time, equipment and staff to deliver safe and efficient patient care.
• Gives skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Administers drugs and treatments as prescribed in accordance with Trust Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication within departments and multidisciplinary team.
• Advises patients, theircarersand other staff on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
• Recognises situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individual and institutes preventative measures.
• Identifies the priorities of care for patients, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
• Organise and participate in the delivery of high standards ofevidence basednursing care.
• Take regular responsibility to carry out required planned, direct patient care to a high standard without direct supervision in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies.
• To report to the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team any significant changes in a patient’s condition or situation.
• Responsible for taking charge of the ward/department on a regular basis in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
• To take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients aretreated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of patients arerespectedand confidentiality ismaintained at all times.
• To be able to act in emergency situations and to be familiar with emergency procedures including fire and resuscitation.
• To be responsible for the support and direction of junior staff in such situations according to Trust policy

Quality Management

• Report to nurse in charge/line manager all complaints, incidents or accidents involving self, staff, patients, visitors and complete relevant documentation according to Trust procedure.
• Ensure the safe custody of patients’ valuables and property according to Trust policies.
• Complies and works in accordance with Trust Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Participates in risk assessments as required by senior colleagues and Directorate Risk Manager
• Identifies and acts upon any risk that could affect the safety of patients or staff, accessing support from senior staff as necessary
• Reports any accidents, incidents or near misses using the Trust Datix reporting system
• Participates in audits of patient care.
• Contribute to the implementation of improvements of working methods and practices
• Participates in working groups to facilitate changes and improvements within the Operating Department, Directorate and Trust. Handles complaints by patients, clients, theircarersand staff according to Trust policies.
• Contributes to the monitoring and control of the use of resources within budgetary limits
• Contributes to the analysis of staffing requirements againstwork loadactivity
• Assists with developing the financial awareness of the team so that individual staff contribute to the efficient use of resources

Information Management

• Contributes to the collection, recording and storage of information using both paper based and electronic systems
• Make use of relevant of information in decision making, problem solving and care management

Staff Management

• Develop own supervisory skills and competence, undertaking a teaching/assessing module.
• Contributes to the supervision, development and coaching of individual staff so that they function effectively within their role and responsibilities in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Provides clear instructions and accurate information to junior staff, students and support workers. Monitors and evaluates their work to ensure standards are maintained.
• Assists with the process of allocating workload to junior staff, students and support workers which is withineach individual’scompetence and capability.

Professional Development

• Practices in accordance with NMC or HPC Professional Codes of Conduct and Standards
• Seeks out new knowledge of perioperative practice and health by reading, enquiring and partaking of continuing education, applies validated research findings to practice.
• Seeks to develop new skills, participates incompetency basedtraining programmese.gCompetency Portfolios.
• Facilitates the professional development needs of the theatre team and facilitate their development through Appraisal and Development Review
• Undertakes any training requiredin order tomaintain competency including mandatory training

Working Conditions/Effort

• A need to respond to frequently changing needs of the department.
• Exposure to distressing and emotional situations.
• Manual handling and postural demands.
• Exposure to potential violent and aggressive behaviour.
• Contact with blood and body fluids.
• The need to use highly developed skills and demonstrates a high level of manual dexterity.
• The need to work a shift system.
• Rotation to night duty as and when required
• Working in departments utilising Ionising Radiation and chemical substances falling under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current live NMC registration or Registered ODP with HCPC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration (secured a position on this type of course)

Work Experience

• Recent care experience within an acute setting
• Experience as a Registered Nurse across a range of (surgical) specialties
• Evidence of having completed training for extended roles, i.e. IV drug administration, cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, male catheterisation pump training.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Effective communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Contribution to team development
• Effective computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sophie Fidoe Job title Clinical Coordinator Medirooms Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 011741 47342 Additional information

Ellie French, Clinical Coordinator Medirooms [e-mail] or011741 48208